Driverless Cars Move Closer to Reality

By

Ian Sherr And

Mike Ramsey

Updated Jan. 17, 2013 7:51 p.m. ET

Driverless cars are no longer the domain of science fiction.

Auto manufacturers such as Audi AG and Toyota Motor Co. are beginning to roll out advanced prototypes of vehicles that can drive themselves, adopting new technologies like self-parking, lane-departure correction and collision avoidance.